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BBS Route · Pennsylvania · BCR 28

Starlight 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 11 survey years, still active.

100Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
11Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Pennsylvania Starlight 2

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Starlight 2 route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Canada GooseAnatidae572024-14%2018
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae482024+10%2015
OvenbirdParulidae322024+0%2015
American RobinTurdidae312024+2%2015
European StarlingSturnidae272024+90%2015
VeeryTurdidae242024+110%2015
BobolinkIcteridae232024+40%2015
American CrowCorvidae202024-19%2015
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae202024+51%2015
Common YellowthroatParulidae202024+1%2015
Yellow WarblerParulidae182024-44%2015
Rock PigeonColumbidae132024+0%2016
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae132024+75%2015
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132024+21%2015
Mourning DoveColumbidae122024-37%2015
American RedstartParulidae122024-22%2015
Gray CatbirdMimidae122024+7%2015
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112024-28%2015
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae92024+50%2015
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae92024-53%2015
House SparrowPasseridae82024+64%2016
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024-56%2017
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72024+25%2015
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72023-8%2015
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024+22%2015
Blue JayCorvidae62024-26%2015
Common GrackleIcteridae62024+189%2015
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae62008n/an/a
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae62024+150%2017
Song SparrowPasserellidae52024-55%2015
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52024-80%2015
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52024+167%2016
Barred OwlStrigidae52024+400%2022
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024+14%2015
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024+42%2015
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024-63%2015
Field SparrowPasserellidae42024-31%2015
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42024+167%2019
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32021+100%2015
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024-47%2015

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.